The Left 4 Dead results indicate a tie, with the Phenom II showing a tiny lead at stock speeds, and the Core i7 squaring things up when overclocked. Once again, all systems are running the game smoothly.
Adding AA is, unsurprisingly, free in this CPU-limited title.
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.
